The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-03
The Republican Press.

Madison Courier: 1t seems the State is to
be downed that usurper Smith may be bolstered
up.
Lafayette Courier: Green Smith is running
Indiana with the fine Italian hand of Governor
Gray behind him.
Shelbyvlle Republican: Nobody believes that
Robertson is kept out on any legal grounds. but
simply and solely because he is Republican
and the Senate has the power of numbers to keep
him out
Gibson County Leader: The leaders of the
Democratic majority IN the State Senate ara
win ming notoriety for muscle rather than brains,
and the campaign of 1883 will demonstrate that
fact to their discontinue.
Clay County Enterprise: The Republican
party of Indiana EXPECT the lower house of tho
Legislature to abide by and stand to its de-
termination not to recognize Green Smith. the
usurper, nor any act his rump Senate may COM
NIT.
Terre Haute Express: Green Smith is presid-
ing over the Senate, and, in this capacity, en-
ploying language that is in keeping with the
tone of the State Democratic organ and the
vernacular of the slums. is an edifyng spec
tacle.
Warsaw Times The dsgraceful condition oe
Indiana in the sisterhood of States ia chargeable
solely to the Democrats. Behind the Democrat
ic Senators is welorganized Democratic mob,
and behind il. and sympathizing with it, is a
Democratic Governor.
Connersville Times: The forcible election Of
senate
was manifestation of the same law defying
spirit that passed the ordinances of secession, in
the South. in 1861, and makes Indiana the South
Carolina OF the North
Rushvile Graphic: We know Of Democrats
who do not approve of the actions of Green
Smith and the Coy gang, and are ready to join
with the Republicans in seeing that the law is
obeyed and that the legal officers are permitted
to take possession OF their Offices.
Madison Courier: The Democrats in the In
diana State Senate have shown greater capaci-
| ~ to the square inch for making fools OF them-
| selves than any other political body we can at
| present think Of They have been sowing tho
wind, and their party will reap the whirlwind
| Huntington Herald: The Republican party
! has brought all this trouble upon the State. If
| the Republicans had made no nomination, or
nominated mar who could not be elected there
would have been no trouble and the Democrats
| would still be happy. The Republicans got up
| muss in 1860, with Democrats in a similar
course.
| Terro Haute Express Next year the Demo-
| cratic orator will be abroad in Indiana talking
| about the rights of the dear people," in the
| dered eighty thousand Of the dear people, c,,t
| of their franchise. stole United States Senator.
bankrupted the State and deprived the legalsux
elected Lieutenant governor of his rights.
Richmond Palladium: The decision of the
| Supreme Court is so clear upon the proposition
| that the presiding Democrat OF the Senate Is q
usurper, and so plainly declares that the Lieu
| tenant governor alone has the right to preside
| until a successful contest Of his right to do 40
| that the action of tho Senate becomes reckleaa
| defiance of both the laws and the SQUIRT. Ia
which tho House cannot. With any respect fsG
Itself, unite